# rakkup

> Climbing and Ski Guidebooks

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id519148082](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id519148082)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id519148082`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Outdoor Geeks, LLC
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 2.20 / 5 (25 ratings)
- **Version:** 41.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-03-01
- **First published:** 2012-04-23
- **Size:** 86 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rakkup/id519148082)
- **Website:** [https://www.rakkup.com](https://www.rakkup.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://rakkup.com/privacy/](https://rakkup.com/privacy/)

## Description

rakkup allows you to access an entire bookshelf of climbing and backcountry skiing guidebooks on your iPhone, even beyond the reach of cell phone coverage. Once downloaded, guidebooks work offline with no Internet connection! It is also the first and only mobile climbing app that navigates you through the trail system to your climb, turn by turn. Produced in partnership with Outdoor Research, rakkup reinvents the guidebook for the smartphone era.

We've partnered with Beacon Guidebooks, Wolverine Publishing ,and other publishers to bring you rich guidebooks complete with color photos and topo drawings. Free sample climbs and ski descents are included.

Browse climbs and descents on a map or in the list format of your choice, filter and search in seconds, then navigate using your phone's GPS with a single tap. In climbing guidebooks, the app continuously calculates the easiest route through the trail system from your current location. Simply follow the arrow and moving map.

Note: When actively navigating to a climb, rakkup uses GPS in background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

## Rankings

- #306,623 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise rakkup for its breadth of author-curated guides, built-in maps, offline GPS, and strong filtering. The iPadOS experience is valued. However, repeated crashes, poor navigation, and data quality problems (missing areas, mislabels, outdated content) undermine reliability. Access and payment frustrations (digital copies vs print, duplicate charges) and a sense of limited maintenance further color opinions. In-field reliability remains the major concern for many reviewers.

### Pros

- Rich, author-curated climbing guides with extensive route information, photos, and beta.
- GPS/maps and offline navigation features that work in backcountry without service.
- Broad coverage including smaller or newer climbing areas, aiding discovery.
- Powerful filtering and planning tools to quickly find routes and areas.
- Strong tablet (iPadOS) experience that leverages larger screens for planning and viewing guides.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and freezes, making the app unreliable in the field.
- Cluttered, unintuitive navigation and a generally difficult UI compared to alternatives.
- Incomplete or outdated data (missing areas/routes, mislabeling, poor updates).
- Login, digital-copy access, and payment issues (duplication charges, PayPal problems, access frustrates).
- Perceived lack of ongoing maintenance and slow responses from support/authors.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id519148082)